diff --git a/BaseClasses.py b/BaseClasses.py
index fed3e7cd..fc1cdd71 100644
--- a/BaseClasses.py
+++ b/BaseClasses.py
@@ -1471,16 +1471,16 @@ class PlandoItem(NamedTuple):
     location: str
     world: Union[bool, str] = False  # False -> own world, True -> not own world
     from_pool: bool = True  # if item should be removed from item pool
-    force: Union[bool, str] = 'silent'  # False -> warns if item not successfully placed. True -> errors out on failure to place item.
+    force: str = 'silent'  # false -> warns if item not successfully placed. true -> errors out on failure to place item.
 
     def warn(self, warning: str):
-        if str(self.force).lower() in ['true', 'fail', 'failure', 'none', 'false', 'warn', 'warning']:
+        if self.force in ['true', 'fail', 'failure', 'none', 'false', 'warn', 'warning']:
             logging.warning(f'{warning}')
         else:
             logging.debug(f'{warning}')
 
     def failed(self, warning: str, exception=Exception):
-        if str(self.force).lower() in ['true', 'fail', 'failure']:
+        if self.force in ['true', 'fail', 'failure']:
             raise exception(warning)
         else:
             self.warn(warning)
diff --git a/Mystery.py b/Mystery.py
index 328f32ad..8d2c4535 100644
--- a/Mystery.py
+++ b/Mystery.py
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ def roll_settings(weights, plando_options: typing.Set[str] = frozenset(("bosses"
             if roll_percentage(get_choice("percentage", placement, 100)):
                 from_pool = get_choice("from_pool", placement, PlandoItem.from_pool)
                 location_world = get_choice("world", placement, PlandoItem.world)
-                force = get_choice("force", placement, PlandoItem.force)
+                force = str(get_choice("force", placement, PlandoItem.force)).lower()
                 if "items" in placement and "locations" in placement:
                     items = placement["items"]
                     locations = placement["locations"]
diff --git a/WebHostLib/static/assets/tutorial/zelda3/plando_en.md b/WebHostLib/static/assets/tutorial/zelda3/plando_en.md
index 493ffb59..7eeac95f 100644
--- a/WebHostLib/static/assets/tutorial/zelda3/plando_en.md
+++ b/WebHostLib/static/assets/tutorial/zelda3/plando_en.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ boss_shuffle:
 
 ### Items
 - This module is disabled by default.
-- Has the options from_pool, world, percentage and either item and location or items and locations
+- Has the options from_pool, world, percentage, force and either item and location or items and locations
 - All of these options support subweights
 - percentage is the percentage chance for this block to trigger
     - is a number in the range [0, 100], can be omitted entirely for 100%
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ boss_shuffle:
     - can be true, to target any other player's world
     - can be false, to target own world and is the default
     - can be null, to target a random world
+- force is either "silent", "true" or "false".
+    - "true" means the item has to be placed, or the generator aborts with an exception.
+    - "false" means the generator logs a warning if the placement can't be done.
+    - "silent" means that this entry is entirely ignored if the placement fails and is the default.
 - Single Placement
     - place a single item at a single location
     - item denotes the Item to place